Great Expectations Vocab

bleak

(adj) bare and exposed or miserable (weather)

ravenously

(adverb) very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

trenchant

(adj) to be keen, sharp, vigorous, clear, very direct, and cutting

virtue

(n) behavior showing high moral standards

chafe

(v) to rub against something causing damage

brambles

(n) a prickly vine/shrub (rose family)

nettles

(n) a plant with poisonous stinging hairs

flaxen

(adj) a pale yellowish gray color (usually used to describe hair)

disconsolately

(adverb) in a very unhappy and disappointed state

grevious

(adj) severe

larceny

(n) theft of personal property

avenging

(verb) to inflict harm upon someone else as payback/revenge

dexterity

(n) being skilled with hands

hew

(v) to chop or cut something using a large blade

remonstrance

(n) a forceful show of disapproval or protest

Oracle

(n) a person who delivers interesting and divine information

patronage

(n) the right to finance privileges

disdainfully

(adverb) expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior

melancholy

(adj) a feeling of pensive sadness

insolently

(adverb) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

elixir

(n) a magical potion

pall

(n) a cloth spread over a coffin/tomb

rimy

(adj) covered in frost

prodigious

(adj) remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

vicariously

(adverb) living through somebody else

exonerated

(v) to release someone from blame, fault, or wrongdoing

sagacious

(adj) having good judgement

countenance

(n) a persons face or facial expression

gormand

(n) a person who enjoys eating and usually eats too much

dexterous

(adj) showing or having skill with the hands